One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant flower-of-an-hour in Plantation should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Flower-of-an-Hour can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Plantation is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Plantation the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Plantation is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Plantation last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your flower-of-an-hour if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Plantation

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Plantation

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